PGDPS Program

Post Graduate Diploma in Police Science(PGDPS) Program

Brief Introduction:

In view of increasing need to make police officials more competent and adaptive to contemporary situation, National Police Academy(NPA) has designed a Post Graduate Diploma in Police Science(PGDPS). The Program, which is going to run by the end of 2005, has the affiliation of Tribhuvan University(TU) Kathmandu. The Faculty of Management and the Central Department of Public Administration have already accepted the program . The newly recruited police inspectors are required to undertake this program.

This program has been divided into two major components. The first component of PGDPS covers Credit Courses. The second component constitutes non-credit courses which is absolutely administered by NPA.

Rationales

The rationale of PGDPS Program can be attributed to the following basic concerns: Necessity to modify the old training systems of Nepal Police in present situation. Strategic Plans of Nepal Police to establish the National Police Academy as a Centre for Excellence.